Japan launched its first new banknotes in 20 years on Wednesday, featuring innovative three-dimensional portraits to combat...

EY Singapore announced a SGD100m (USD74m) investment over five years to enhance its talent development initiatives and increase the...

Hong Kong’s monetary authority is set to collaborate with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) to enhance cross-border remittance services,...

Paris-based Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (Natixis CIB) has formed a strategic alliance with Korea’s Woori Bank following the...

The HKIFA 17th Annual Conference took place on June 24, featuring the theme “Em–,” which signifies the industry’s new chapter with ideas...

UBS is selling a partial stake in one of its securities joint ventures to Beijing State-owned Asset Management (BSAM) as it consolidates...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) announced the Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC)...

Commodity trader Trafigura topped the inaugural Southeast Asian edition of the Fortune 500 list with USD244bn in sales, despite a recent...

New York-based Citi has launched Citi Commercial Bank (CCB) in Japan to expand its commercial banking coverage. CCB will focus on...

HSBC has agreed to buy part of its partner’s stake in a China fund venture, becoming the majority shareholder and expanding in the...

In Vietnam, May saw a resurgence in the number of new securities accounts, with 132,010 opened, predominantly by domestic investors,...

Virtual insurer Bowtie announced an increase in premiums this year due to Hong Kong’s medical inflation, which typically ranges from 8 to...

Ant Group and Mastercard, alongside 12 overseas payment partners of Alipay+ and other major card organisations, announced the launch of...

Edmund Tse Sze-wing, the independent non-executive chairman of AIA Group, emphasised that the insurer will not relocate its headquarters...

Chinese market veteran Chang Sun Qiang, managing partner for TPG China, emphasised that no investment asset is immune to losses....

South Korean lender Woori Bank has partnered with the National Bank of Cambodia to develop a cross-border quick response (QR) code...

Zurich Malaysia, through Zurich Takaful Malaysia Berhad (ZTMB) and Zurich General Takaful Malaysia Berhad (ZGTMB), has partnered with...

Vietnamese fintech firm MFast has launched in the Philippines to provide financial products. Led by Carolyn Rose G. Lao, an industry...

Hong Kong will host the third annual Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit from November 18 to 20, as reported by the SCMP...

Hanwha Life, part of South Korea’s Hanwha Group, has acquired a 40% stake in Indonesia’s Nobu Bank, marking its first venture into the...